Farmers’ Museum Prepares for Seasonal Favorite Harvest Festival
COOPERSTOWN—Harvest Festival, celebrating the bounty of fall, returns to The Farmers’ Museum on Saturday and Sunday, September 14 and 15 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Since 1978, this family-friendly event has grown to become a regional favorite, bringing together a wide variety of performers, artisans and vendors. Situated on the museum’s picturesque grounds near Otsego Lake, it offers the perfect blend of new attractions and trusted favorites. Visit FarmersMuseum.org for a complete schedule.
Both days feature live performances. The Stoddard Hollow String Band will play its mix of Appalachian old-time tunes, traditional and original music on Saturday. Bill Ackerbauer, an acoustic guitarist who dabbles in harmonica, banjo, fiddle, mandolin, and other instruments, will perform acoustic roots music Sunday. Musicians Jim Kimball and Karen Canning perform 19th-century tunes on the porch at Bump Tavern. Kimball has added to the festival’s ambiance since the late 1970s. The Catskill Puppet Theater will hold a musical adaptation of a traditional Ethiopian folktale on Sunday at 2 p.m. Gerald Fierst, storyteller and actor who appeared in the first two seasons of the HULU series “Only Murders in the Building” and is the recipient of two Parents Choice Awards for his CDs of world folktale, will give performances on Saturday and Sunday.
